We have already had a good deal to say of two outstanding small GTI saloons, the revised Volkswagen Golf Mk 2 and the more recently introduced Peugeot 205 GTI. But…

Last Winter rumours began to circulate about the most ambitious British race of all time, scheduled to go from London to Sydney in Australia. We even know of a Land…

Back in 1935, when private flying was a more carefree affair than it now is, two pilots from the Cotswold Flying Club were fined 10/- (50p) each and ordered to…

Tow ropes are all very fine except that the towed vehicle has to be steered which means that for such operations a willing accomplice has to be found. A way…

"Automobile Year 1982 / '83" 243 pp. 12½" x 9½" (Edita SA, 10 rue du Valentin, 1000 Lausanne 9, Switzerland. Distributed by PSL Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB3 8EL. £19.95)…

It is the in-thing these days to do the Brighton Run for Veteran Cars, now called the RAC Commemoration Run, with no mention of the Veteran Car Club on plaque…

Luxury, Sumptuous Appointments and 100 m.p.h. All for £1,263 ITALIAN CAR, ENGLISH VILLAGE.— The Fiat 2300 outside the thatched Post Office at Lasham in Hampshire, which will no doubt be…

I feel extremely sad at having to pen this obituary notice about W G S Wike. He was such an enthusiast for cars of all kinds but especially the older…

A Faster Standard Eight We have great respect for the small four-door, four-speed Standard saloons, with their rugged ability to take considerable "hotting up" and which perform economically in normal…

"The Wankel Engine" by Nicholas Faith. 234 pp. 8 3/4 in. x 5 1/2 in. (George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40, Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LU. £6.95.) Although…

The last car racing likely to be held at the Crystal Palace circuit is the Aston Martin OC Daily Mirror Historic Car Race Meeting on September 23rd. A parade of…

I looked at The Last Of The Eccentrics by Verily Anderson (Hodder & Stoughton, 1972) with interest, because motor racing has produced plenty of eccentrics. The book is about the…